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Adult Mediastinal Lymphangioma Presenting As Persistent Chest Pain: A Case Report.
Cureus
December 2024
Obstetrics and Gynecology, First Health Cluster, Dammam, SAU.
Mediastinal lymphangiomas are rare benign tumors arising from lymphatic system malformations, most commonly seen in pediatric populations. In adults, they are exceedingly rare and present diagnostic challenges due to nonspecific symptoms and imaging overlap with other mediastinal masses. Diagnosis is typically based on imaging, including CT and MRI, with histopathology confirming the diagnosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFImaging and Clinical Features of Primary Thoracic Lymphangioma.
Curr Med Imaging
January 2025
Department of Radiology, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Background: Primary thoracic lymphangioma is a rare disease. Most of the previous studies are comprised of individual case reports, with a very limited number of patients included.
Objective: This study aims to investigate the chest computed tomography (CT) imaging features and clinical manifestations of thoracic lymphangioma, thereby enhancing our understanding of the condition.
Generalized lymphatic anomaly in a pediatric patient manifesting as a rare presentation of hemorrhagic pleural effusion: a case report.
BMC Pediatr
January 2025
Department of Pediatrics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Union Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China.
Background: Generalized lymphatic anomaly (GLA) is a rare congenital lymphatic malformation (LM) characterized by multiple infiltrating lymphangiomas in various tissues. Owing to its rarity, information on this disease is obtained mainly through case reports, leading to delayed diagnosis. In this study, we reported a case of generalized lymphatic anomaly in a pediatric patient manifesting as hemorrhagic pleural effusion.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRare Yet Relevant: Adult Onset Cervical Lymphangioma - Our Experience and Comprehensive Review.
Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
October 2024
Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh India.
Article Synopsis
- Cervical lymphangiomas are rare growths from lymphatic vessels, primarily found in the neck of children but can occur in adults, as highlighted by this study of 15 adult patients.
- The study found that 73.3% of the patients were female, and all cases were unilaterally located, with tumor sizes ranging from 6 cm to over 15 cm.
- All tumors were successfully surgically removed, with no recurrences after 6 months, emphasizing the need for a collaborative approach among healthcare professionals for effective treatment and management.
Diffuse pulmonary lymphangiomatosis as a differential diagnosis of anterior mediastinal mass.
J Surg Case Rep
September 2024
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Fundación Cardioinfantil, Bogotá, 111321, Colombia.
Diffuse pulmonary lymphangiomatosis (DLP) is an extremely rare silent disease, characterized by proliferation and thickening of abnormal pulmonary, pleural, and mediastinal soft tissue lymphatic channels. Its clinical presentation is nonspecific symptoms such as cough, dyspnea, and hemoptysis. Tomographic findings for DLP include thickening of the interlobular septa and peribronchovascular interstitium and ground glass opacities.
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